Private

Earth Private insignia
SS, 1930s - 1940s (Earth) mid-23rd century (Ekos)
SS, 1930s - 1940s (Earth) mid-23rd century (Ekos)
MACO, 22nd century

Private was a military rank, the equivalent of which is used by the service organizations of many civilizations. As a traditional infantry grade, private is the lowest enlisted rank in a fighting organization, below a corporal and above a recruit. In comparison to naval ranking systems, this rank is approximately equivalent to the naval able-crewman rank.

Some rank systems use different grades of private, such as the junior "private recruit",^{(citation needed • edit)} and the more senior "private first class." (TOS: "Patterns of Force")

The United Earth MACO forces used this rank in the 2150s. The insignia patch was a triangular blue field, bordered in gold, with one white chevron under a white star. (Star Trek: Enterprise)

During the Q Civil War, which represented the Continuum by an illusion of the American Civil War, one of the Q guarding the tent where Q and Kathryn Janeway were held was referred to as a private by an incoming captain. (VOY: "The Q and the Grey")

List of PrivatesEdit

• R. Azar (MACO)
• C. Black (MACO)
• C. Black (MACO - mirror universe)
• V. Brown (MACO - mirror universe)
• Carender (MACO)
• E. Hamboyan (MACO)
• E. Hamboyan (MACO - mirror universe)
• S. Money (MACO)
• N. Myers (MACO)
• T. Palmer (MACO)
• T. Palmer (MACO)
• M. Romero (MACO)
• M. Romero (MACO - mirror universe)
• W. Woods (MACO)
• W. Woods (MACO - mirror universe)

External linkEdit

• Private (rank) at Wikipedia